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Yurok Tribe Declares Emergency in Response to Surge in Fentanyl Overdoses
LoCO Staff / May 22, 2023, 11:04 a.m. / Tribes
Humboldt County Residents Can Now File for Domestic Violence and Gun Violence Restraining Orders Online
LoCO Staff / May 22, 2023, 10:27 a.m. / Courts
How California Public Transit Is Pleading for State Aid
Sameea Kamal / May 22, 2023, 7:37 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Michael Wayne Dunkelberger, 1954-2023
LoCO Staff / May 22, 2023, 7:06 a.m. / Obits
… .A celebration of life will be on Sunday, June 4, 2023, at the River Lodge, 1800 Riverwalk Dr., Fortuna, CA, beginning at 1 p.m.In lieu of flowers, if you wish, memorial contributions may be made to the Humboldt …
OBITUARY: Robert Vincent Syverson, 1966-2023
LoCO Staff / May 22, 2023, 6:59 a.m. / Obits
(PHOTOS/VIDEO) Flyin’ High at the Second Annual Redwood Coast Kite Festival
Stephanie McGeary / May 21, 2023, 12:17 p.m. / Event
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: I Don’t Do Fiction
Barry Evans / May 21, 2023, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
HUMBOLDT TEA TIME: Arcata Mayor Sarah Schaefer Tells Us About Governing Her Home Town in an Age of Potentially Transformative Growth
LoCO Staff / May 20, 2023, 3 p.m. / People of Humboldt
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Protecting 30% of California by 2030
The EcoNews Report / May 20, 2023, 10 a.m. / Environment
SCENE REPORT: Humboldt is Goth as Heck! Here’s a Brief and Incomplete History of the Local Goth Culture, With Some Scenesters’ Thoughts on Why Goth Rules
Eduardo Ruffcorn-Barragán / May 20, 2023, 7:16 a.m. / Scene Report
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Eureka by Trolley! One Girl’s Memories of the City’s Magical Streetcar System
Naida Olsen Gipson / May 20, 2023, 7:15 a.m. / History
… of the house that day. Somehow, Pat and 1 had not noticed when the baby crawled out into the middle of the street and sat down. I must have been two years old and Pat six, when this happened. It may have been …
OBITUARY: Wendy Sue Nemcosky, 1978-2023
LoCO Staff / May 20, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… , at the Sapphire Palace at Blue Lake Casino from 1-4 p.m. There will be a deli lunch buffet available for service attendees.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Wendy Nemcosky’s loved ones. The …
OBITUARY: Steven Alan Scilacci, 1959-2023
LoCO Staff / May 20, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | May 19, 2023
LoCO Staff / May 19, 2023, 4:46 p.m. / Humboldt Today
Gavin Newsom Wants to Make It Easier to Build Roads, Dams and More. What’s in His Plan?
CalMatters staff / May 19, 2023, 3:11 p.m. / Sacramento
… it easier for California to build big things. On Friday, he unveiled a plan to make it happen. At an 1,100 acre solar farm near Patterson in Stanislaus County, Newsom announced a package of legislation …
Humboldt Association of Realtors Announces Plans to Take Over Redwood Curtain Theatre Building in June
Stephanie McGeary / May 19, 2023, 2:38 p.m. / Business
… our new building June 30, 2023. The address is 220 1st St, Eureka, CA 95501.” The newsletter goes on to say that the space will be undergoing a remodel, which could take up to a year, so HAR …
After 50 Years in Eureka, Humboldt County’s Last Denny’s Will Close May 31, Soon to be Replaced by an IHOP
Ryan Burns / May 19, 2023, 2:14 p.m. / Business
NEW TSUNAMI MAPS! Revised Maps of Potential Danger Show Less of Humboldt Being Swept Away Than Previously Feared
Hank Sims / May 19, 2023, 11:12 a.m. / Emergencies
Finally Released From Hospital, Second Suspect in April Police Shootout in Eureka Arrested, Charged With Attempted Murder of Officer
LoCO Staff / May 19, 2023, 10:36 a.m. / Crime
Why the ‘Science of Reading’ May Be the Next Dyslexia Battleground
Joe Hong / May 19, 2023, 7:45 a.m. / Sacramento
… proposal released last week, which allocated $1 million to form a panel of experts who would compile a list of reliable screening tools as well as determine the types of training needed for teachers …
Legislative Survivor: Which Big California Bills Were Shelved in ‘Suspense File?’
Alexei Koseff and Sameea Kamal / May 19, 2023, 7:30 a.m. / Sacramento
… a $31.5 billion budget deficit. As the Legislature completed a key milestone this week, deciding the fates of nearly 1,200 measures with significant price tags, California’s looming revenue shortfall …
HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | May 18, 2023
LoCO Staff / May 18, 2023, 4:45 p.m. / Humboldt Today
Mike McGuire Says We’ll Need to ‘Move Heaven and Earth’ to Expedite Floating Offshore Wind Development, Hears Concerns From Commercial Fishermen and Environmentalists
Isabella Vanderheiden / May 18, 2023, 3:47 p.m. / Energy , Offshore Wind
MORE on the COMPOST MANDATE: Arcata City Council Moves Forward With Recology Franchise Agreement; Curbside Pickup of Organic Waste Expected to Roll Out in 2025
Stephanie McGeary / May 18, 2023, 3:18 p.m. / Local Government
BIOBLITZ! Let’s Catalog All the Plants, Animals and Funguses That Live Around Sequoia Park on Saturday Sunday
LoCO Staff / May 18, 2023, 2:28 p.m. / Nature
This Law Should Reveal Who’s Paying for California Legislators’ Travel. It’s Only Been Used Twice
Alexei Koseff and Jeremia Kimelman / May 18, 2023, 7:26 a.m. / Sacramento
… than $1,000 and also accompanied elected officials on any portion of a trip, if the group meets two criteria: Travel gifts to elected officials in that year totaled more than $10,000, or at least $5 …
OBITUARY: Richard Roy Rollins, 1965-2023
LoCO Staff / May 18, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Daniel J. Flanagan, 1949-2023
LoCO Staff / May 18, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… gained employment with PG&E. He was employed with PG&E from March 5, 1963 until retirement November 1, 2014.Dan was a member of the Redwood Gun Club, Simpson Gun Club (Long Prairie Gun …
Groundbreaking Ceremony Celebrates Start of Construction on Humboldt Bay Trail South, Which Will Finally Connect Eureka and Arcata
Ryan Burns / May 17, 2023, 4:52 p.m. / Trails
… for planning and local assistance with Caltrans. Funding has been provided by the California Transportation Commission, the State Coastal Conservancy and Caltrans District 1.The majority of this new trail …
HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | May 17, 2023
LoCO Staff / May 17, 2023, 4:29 p.m. / Humboldt Today